Republican has most competitive team to run for election – parliament official

In an interview with Tert.am, Vice Speaker of the National Assembly Eduard Sharmazanov (Republican Party of Armenia) elaborated on the ruling political force’s advantages in the April 2 parliamentary election, describing the Republican as the most competitive team in the current political campaign.

He said the party drew up its proportional representation list relying on the principle of effectiveness (members’ ability to realize the party’s platform and address adequately pressing challenges).

“I am against any division between younger and older members. Our party is an accomplished political force, a complete team with full-fledged rights and obligations for both the young and women, and experienced [political] figures,” he said.

Sharmazanov added that people with most different occupations have expressed willingness to run for election as representatives of their political team. “Effectiveness of work in parliament was our guidiline. The Republican Party’s proportional representation list is the most competitive, as it includes doctors and intellectuals, PhD scholars and political scientists, and veterans of the Nagorno-Karabakh war,” he added.